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How to tell someone to observe their self-respect in the manner that they could show they value themselves? The only way we say in Farsi is:
- Maintain your self-respect.
Does the above sentence make any sense to you? Can it be considered a natural sentence in English.
Meanwhile, I would appreciate it if you could let me know what would you call such a person who respects themselves? the only choice which comes to mind is "self-respecting person"
Maintain your self-respect.
The sentence is grammatical. However, the use of "keep" is a bit more common.
It's difficult to keep your self-respect when you have been unemployed for a long time. (Longman).
